So Tight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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So Tight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey guys,

A bit of help...

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This was insanely so tight guys.

I tried WD40 with it and leaving it to soak...still no luck. Ugly thing was I tried many times and the bolt pretty much snapped my ratchet socket head to the 14mm.

I did manage to undo the ac/ps tensioner pulley but the alt tensioner..fakkk!

What branded ratchet/tools you guys using? I got mine from Super Cheap and yeah snapped lol.

Btw, Ben thanks for your help so far.

Thanks guys,

Paul
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Use a ring spanner with a bloody long bar that slides over the spanner. Itll be stronger than a socket ratchet.
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    Post by yano »

    LOL, good old stoopercheap. Buy a ratchet thats more than 10bucks for a start, possibly something named not generic. I've got this tool set made by crescent, everythings solid and of pretty good quality. Paid around 150 for it though but has everything. If your having trouble with it being real tight, put your ratchet inside a jack pole or something similar and use it as a breaker bar
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    Re: So Tight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Post by oodLes »

    yoshiba wrote:Hey guys,

    A bit of help...

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    This was insanely so tight guys.

    I tried WD40 with it and leaving it to soak...still no luck. Ugly thing was I tried many times and the bolt pretty much snapped my ratchet socket head to the 14mm.

    I did manage to undo the ac/ps tensioner pulley but the alt tensioner..fakkk!

    What branded ratchet/tools you guys using? I got mine from Super Cheap and yeah snapped lol.

    Btw, Ben thanks for your help so far.

    Thanks guys,

    Paul
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    Post by Bennoz »

    Snap on ftw 8)

    And yes, if in doubt go bigger. slide a length of pipe onto a ring spanner as Dwayne suggested. More leverage is the key.
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    Post by yoshiba »

    Blah not my fault that Super Cheap is 5mins walk from my place :lol: Only option I have left for a quick fix is the ring spanner + bar...
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    Post by eThix »

    ahhaha yeah super cheap is so crap with tools lol but there good if you only want the 1 tool for 1 thing :)
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    Post by payaya »

    Ah no good to WD40 your pulleys.
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    Post by nicholas »

    With the thread title, this could have gone anywhere. I'm disappointed.
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    Post by maggsy »

    nicholas wrote:With the thread title, this could have gone anywhere. I'm disappointed.
    i was thinking exactly the same thing. :lol:

    this calls for a motivational poster.

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